Booking a trip to Edinburgh? There are so many things to plan ahead, whether it’s getting your tickets for the Edinburgh Festival in the summer and booking into the shows you want to see, or getting ready to visit the Winter Wonderland, an amazing attraction and home to the biggest outdoor ice rink in Europe. If you’re visiting over the new year period, you can be part of Hogmanay, the world’s biggest new year’s street party, where partygoers and new year’s revellers roam the streets drinking, dancing and wholly ignoring the cold to watch the fireworks at midnight. If you’re there for the entire holiday period, you can also visit the German Christmas market great for kids, where you’ll find delicious sweet treats, more sausages than you can shake a stick at and some cute German stocking fillers for Christmas Day. If you’re a history buff, you’ll be spoilt for choice with so many old buildings steeped in history, from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the royal residence and notorious one-time home of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Grassmarket, the site of a cattle market from the 15th century until the start of the 20th, a focal point of the Old Town. Once the city’s main place of execution, over 100 martyred Covenanters are commemorated by a monument at the eastern end, where the gallows used to stand.
After all that action, you need to have a hotel to return to. For a luxury Edinburgh hotel, try one of the two Hiltons in the city’s centre, whether it’s in front of the castle itself or in the city’s west end. Edinburgh Hilton hotels are particularly good if you’re on a romantic break, with their gorgeous restaurants and classy bars, not to mention the indoor pool and spa. Alternatively, try the Murrayfield Hotel, situated next to Murrayfield Stadium on the West side of Edinburgh. A 3* hotel just a bus ride away from the city’s attractions is home to a popular bar and restaurant where you can enjoy a beer or one of many whiskeys after a busy day exploring the sights.
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